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Microjana opalina (Druce, 1910)

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Higher taxa: Eupterotidae (family)/  Janinae (subfamily)/  Microjana (genus)/  Microjana (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Druce, 1910)
Citation:Chrysopoloma opalina, sp. n.
Original genus:Chrysopoloma
Publication:Druce H. 1910b. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from East and West Africa and tropical South America.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 6
Issue:32
Pagination:176–177
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15628937
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Microjana opalina (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Microjana by H. Takano (2026: 27).

Takano H. 2026. Revisional notes on the monkey-moth genus Stenoglene Felder & Felder, 1874 and its allies, with descriptions of several new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Eupterotidae: Janinae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Microjana opalina (Druce, 1910) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. Cameroon Cameroon, West Africa, Bitje [Bitye], Ja [Dja] river, 2000 ft, leg. G. L. Bates.
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Microjana peropalinus (Rothschild, 1917) (Rothschild, 1917) species Synonym Phasicnecus peropalinus